Ola Kallenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development, visited the plant in Austria to mark the start of series production. "The new G-Class is raising the bar higher in all relevant areas. Our 'longest-serving' series is therefore perfectly equipped to continue its success story. In short, the new 'G' remains a 'G', only better," emphasises Ola Kallenius.
Ever since 1979, Magna Steyr produces the G-Class for Mercedes-Benz in Graz, Austria. The new G-Class is being built there as well, predominantly by hand. The experienced employees of the Graz site, some of whom have produced the G-Class from the start, pay great attention to the well-known Mercedes-Benz quality.
The proximity to the Daimler subsidiary Mercedes-Benz G GmbH, also based in Graz, and the Magna Steyr plant facilitates numerous synergies thanks to the well-functioning high degree of networking between development, engineering, the prototype workshop, testing and series production. The highlight of the plant is the test track on the local mountain of Graz, the Schockl, which is worldwide without compare; one test-km on the test track corresponds to 50km in actual operation.
